Very interesting grad course. Great discussions!

Easy to understand, very clear lectures. He's thoughtful in his ideas and is very responsive to questions. Class is pretty slack.

consider of his students and tries to accomadate ways to better help students. Interesting class.

Lecture's are terrible, extremely dull! The tutorials aren't bad... essentially, the material isn't taught well--all over the place... assignments are easy to do well on, the exams aren't that great... a waste! They're helpful though.

Nice guy, but unreasonably difficult exams. You have to remember every single little detail from the textbook, which is impossible. Most of the tested material is stuff that's not covered or barely mentioned in the lectures.

Uses tutorial time for own research. Boring lectures but also too much information in text book. Extremely hard midterm and final, ONLY multiple choice. At least there are other assignments to boost grade. Nice guy though.

Disclaimer: I'm bitter because I was 0.4% away from an A. Dr.Nesbit is a horrible teacher, but a very nice man. He and the TA's go out of their way to answer questions;however, the tutorials and lectures are somewhat useless.

knows his stuff

I personally enjoy the material and the lectures aren't bad. The notes are a good guide to the textbook. Nesbit is fair and is very open to listening to students' concerns. I mean, he bumped the midterm avg up 10% and extended the assign deadline. His lecturing style could use more confidence though

Overall I did not think the class was that bad, but that said I rarely went, but still managed to pull of a good grade. John seems like a really nice guy, and while he may be "boring" he does know his stuff and seems very receptive to student criticisim.

This guy cracks me up! He can be funny (although maybe not intentionally). Has purpose to his lectures. Very clear on what he wants and very reasonable. Downside: can be too accomdating to the 'complainers' or 'keeners'.

Interesting content and engaging lectures. There's lots of opportunities to get help. Maybe a little too much technology incorporated and the tutorials could be way better. Lectures have a lot of current examples. The content is thick so its not a piece of cake but its a good class.

I didn't like that he made us do our papers on things that he could later use for his research. I felt used!! His midterms are really hard, because you have to memorize everything from the textbook, and he just reguritates the text book into his notes. Monotone voice and felt my time wasn't utilized to it's full potential.

I liked John's style, and didn't feel that his lectures were regurgitated from the textbook... he brought in interesting studies to add to what we were reading. I think he was smart to use our projects as research material, feel honoured.. not insulted! I would definetly take another class with him!

His lectures were well organized but I found his reliance on the website very frustrating as everytime the internet went down we were stranded in lecture. Also the website he used for the class was very confusing. The content was interesting, but the tests were quite difficult unless you memorized the whole text and every word of the lecture.

Great professor. Very clear and fair.

john is a really nice man. he takes effort into consideration. very educated...umm wants his students to succeed and aids in the process.

awesome teacher. He's very interested in what he teaches and the assignments are helpful for one pursuing a career in education. They allow oneself to explore the current issues in education by doing the think paper and strategy reflection.

Would u like to have a prof who: Regurgitates psyc 100/102 w/a splash of educational flavouring here & there? Forces u to own a computer by requiring the use of the useless 'gstudy' (when it works mind u) for assignments? Bores u to death w/talk about his latest Wikipedia discovery or submission? If so, this prof is for you! TA's ROCKED tho BTW!

So boring. The textbook is more interesting and is all the tests are based out of. You are not required to go to tutorial/lecture. Super easy tests and papers. 3 multiple choice exams and 2 papers (4-8pages) Easy A.

Very clear explanations and examples during his lectures. His slides are all available to be printed out, and in addition, his lectures are all recorded. However, given his style is to lecture for the full hour, it can get boring. Textbook is quite a lot to read: straightforward format 1 chapter per week.

He is a pretty good professor. In comparison he may not be god tier, but he is good enough. He smiles when he teaches and does a good job. He also knows things, but yeah. I enjoyed it.

Might have to do a lots of readings, but he is a Great Prof who really put efforts on understanding his students!!

I can't believe people think this class is boring! I think the prof does such a good job explaining the concepts and you can see his passion. Yes, you do have to read a lot to get a good grade, but the exams are fair if you keep up. I would recommend this class with this prof if you're alright with reading

content is quite interesting and the professor livens up his lectures by occasionally using autotune videos and a few humorous examples. there is lots of reading, so this course is great for those who are good at memorizing lots of facts. exams are completely MC so it is very difficult to get a bad grade in this course.

SO GOOD. He might just be one of my favs. Material is somewhat dry so it is hard to keep the lecture interesting, but he used visual aids and humour to keep me awake. Highly recommended.

I loved him as a person and think he's awesome and super knowledgeable but he tends to ramble on and on. The only real complaint I have is that his exams aren't really based on what he talks about... sometimes he rips things from the textbook (which is very extensive) that are so specific it's impossible to study for.

An extremely boring, slow, and monotone talker. Uses the class for his research. Teaches about teaching but is the most boring professor i've ever had.

My favorite prof at SFU!

I took his course in Fall 2013. He is my favorite prof but I don't like my TA i think she is a tough marker. Remember just focus on the textbook and some of the lecture note and you'll survive.

John's lectures are awesome! He's a great prof and make the material interesting. He's a fair grader, but his exams are somewhat difficult. DEFINITELY read the textbook!!!

Midterm was not as hard as people claim it is. Lectures are very closely related to the textbook.. DEFINITELY read the textbook.... Awesome TAs Very interesting material

Took the course online and yes, the 3 discussion posts a week were annoying but manageable. Essays are easy (based on discussion posts) and graded fairly. The midterm and final honestly weren't that bad- lots of definitions but it was like basically any other psychology course midterm (but I'm a psych minor so I guess I'm used to that)

John is a wonderful human and professor. But I had an immense problem with one of his TA instructors who penalized students unfairly to the point of John having to intervene. I hope she was removed from her position. If not, you'll know who she is upon receiving your first few assignments back. Also, PLEASE study the ENTIRE textbook in detail!

He was very understanding in terms of possible obstacles in coming to class (bus strike), and he gave good examples in lectures that help students understand the material more.

I just really love him

His lectures can be boring, but he is extremely nice and fair. EDUC222 itself is boring and dry, so its not all his fault. Don't listen to the bad reviews, Nesbit is a nice guy and good prof.

Dr. Nesbit is absolutely incredible. His are some of the best university lectures I have experienced, as they are very engaging and contain relevant, valuable, and thought provoking information. His teaching and expectations are clear, helpful, fair, and informative. Concepts learned will stay with you long term, and will be useful in the future.

HONESTLY, the only professor that I had who actually cared about their students this semester, having COVID. He gave us 5 extra bonus points as we did not do as well on the final to MATCH the average of the in class final. VERY thoughtful. Before COVID (the midterm) was actually very fair as well. STUDY THE TEXTBOOK.

John was extremely helpful and was an extremely fair marker. Lectures can be boring at times but he did a good job of making the content interesting.

He is a kind prof, and he is always ready to help. The paper of this course is not easy, and the lecture is not always engaging. However, finishing the reading, participating the tutorials, and reviewing slides make it possible for students to learn a lot and pass. The textbook required, and the digital version is accessible online.

Nesbit is such a kind professor and really cares about his students. He gives good feedback and what we learned throughout the course were very interesting and I would definitely take courses with him again.

He is honestly such a sweetheart. I do agree his lectures might be boring and he may talk about irrelevant concepts but he is such a generous professor. He would go to any length to help his student. We flunked our final exam and he gave us bonus marks so we don't fall under a C- grade.

he is an amazing and generous prof

He is very nice, lectures are interesting sometimes with activities but lecture time is very long so you would feel really tired and hard to focus on the second half of the lecture. The exams are easy and you just need to focus on his PPT, don't really need to read the textbook. He gives really good feedback and he is NOT a tough grader.

Rambles alot but is SO sweet. No need to read from textbook, very important to listen to him and his slides; so attendance matters. He gives great feedback and help if you need on essays, etc. Hard to listen to him talk but helps to have a friend in class to go through it together. Read textbook for extra understanding.

I love the hustle on the day of our exam. John was running up and down the aisle's making sure we had our scantron and exam paper. I was truly inspired by his efficiency and the speed in which he navigated the lecture hall. His voice is second to none, very engaging and, dare I say, melodic. W Rizz. Funny guy too, would love to grab drinks with him

Nesbit really cared for his students' understanding of course concepts and his lectures were really interesting. The assignments were not too difficult but did require a lot of reading from the textbook and a bunch of other sources so keep that in mind. Midterm and final were not too difficult, but study the textbook and review the slides!!!

One of the kindest and most understanding professors I have had. He explains the concepts well and is just overall an amazing professor. He cares a lot about his students.

Nesbit is very passionate about what he teaches. He makes his lectures meaningful and fun. Exams are straightforward. He is very nice and cares about his students.

Nesbit makes lectures engaging and cares about student understanding. Exams require extensive textbook and outside reading, but with resources like Unstuckstudy, the class is manageable.